List of the best Hoyt Axton movies: Disorganized Crime(1989), Dixie Lanes(1987), Deadline Auto Theft(1983), Gremlins(1984), Christmas Comes to Willow Creek(1987), Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story(1987), Heart Like a Wheel(1983), Harmony Cats(1993), We're No Angels(1989), Endangered Species(1982), Buried Alive(1990), Act of Vengeance(1986) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1989
101 Minutes
Sheriff Henault
Hoyt Axton Corbin Bernsen Ruben Blades Fred Gwynne Ed O'Neill Lou Diamond Phillips Daniel Roebuck William Russ
Career criminal Frank plans a bank heist and sends for his buddies to help pull the job. Before his buddies arrive, he's caught, forcing his cohorts to pull the job alone. Frank soon escapes, setting off a search by the bumbling cops.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1987
87 Minutes
Clarence Laidlaw
Hoyt Axton Karen Black Art Hindle John Vernon Ruth Buzzi Nina Foch
A small-town Southern family may have survived World War II, but will they survive a family reunion?
Action
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Captain Gibbs
H.B. Halicki Hoyt Axton Marion Busia Jerry Daugirda George Cole Lang Jeffries Dan Grimaldi Pat Hartigan
After an attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace - overtaking his boss' betrayal and pursuing the Eleanor as Pace tries to make his getaway.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Other
USA
1984
106 Minutes
Rand Peltzer
Zach Galligan Phoebe Cates Hoyt Axton Frances Lee McCain Polly Holliday Scott Brady Glynn Turman Corey Feldman Dick Miller Keye Luke Judge Reinhold
salesman creature son monster inventor dark creepy household chinatown small town christmas young love showdown deception confrontation metamorphosis wretched excess 1980s
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Other, Drama
1987
97 Minutes
Al
John Schneider Tom Wopat Hoyt Axton Kim Delaney Zachary Ansley Joy Coghill Dwight Koss Robin Mossley
Two feuding brothers (John Schneider, Tom Wopat) and one's teenage son spend four days in an 18-wheeler taking toys to Alaska.
Drama
1987
95 Minutes
Charlie Hartford
Dorian Harewood Dabney Coleman Hoyt Axton Dennis Lipscomb Debbi Morgan Marshall Colt Victor Love Paul Winfield
suspect lawyer journalist witness prisoner disheartening solemn texas courtroom police station prison wrongful conviction imprisonment investigative journalism redemption judicial system lenell geter underdog quest 1980s
An engineer (Dorian Harewood) from Dallas fights a 1982 life sentence for an armed robbery he did not commit.
Biography
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Tex Roque
Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards Dean-Paul Martin Paul Bartel Dick Miller Terence Knox
housewife mechanic race car driver uplifting inspiring racetrack upstate new york house garage sexism car racing gender identity sports ambition competition underdog transformation rise 1980s
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ... See full summary »
Romance
Canada
1993
104 Minutes
Bill Stratton
Kim Coates Jim Byrnes Lisa Brokop Hoyt Axton Charlene Feretz Alec Willows Beverley Elliott Byron Lucas Dave Ward Tamsin Kelsey
Graham Braithwaite is a violinist in a B.C. symphony. Unfortunately the symphony folds and much to his horror and disdain, he's forced to get a gig with a country band as the bassist. He ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1989
108 Minutes
Father Levesque
Robert De Niro Sean Penn Demi Moore Hoyt Axton Bruno Kirby Ray McAnally James Russo Wallace Shawn
convict priest love interest daughter killer endearing playful canadian border small town prison monastery mistaken identity fugitives deception faith redemption escape discovery 1930s
Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
97 Minutes
Ben Morgan
Robert Urich JoBeth Williams Paul Dooley Hoyt Axton Peter Coyote Marin Kanter Dan Hedaya Harry Carey Jr. John Considine
About a retired New York cop on Vacation in America's West who is drawn into a female sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.
Mystery & Thriller
1990
97 Minutes
Sheriff Sam Eberly
Tim Matheson Jennifer Jason Leigh William Atherton Hoyt Axton Jay Gerber Wayne Grace Donald Hotton Brian Libby Peg Shirley David Youse Milt Hamerman
An angry man (Tim Matheson) rises from the grave after his wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her doctor lover (William Atherton) inject him with fish toxin.
Drama
1986
94 Minutes
Silous Huddleston
Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Wilford Brimley Hoyt Axton Robert Schenkkan Ellen Barkin Keanu Reeves
Joseph "Jock" Yablonski (Charles Bronson) opposes United Mine Workers president Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and winds up dead in 1969.
Western
1966
102 Minutes
Fred Denton
Fess Parker Diana Hyland Katy Jurado Hoyt Axton Robert Wilke Armando Silvestre Jorge Martinez De Hoyos Ted White
cowboy horse brother soldier rancher moving rousing profound american west ranch albuquerque, n.m. horses separation reunion world war ii duty brotherhood rescue love quest
A rodeo star's attachment to a wild stallion is put to the test when the horse is mistreated by a series of owners.
Romance, Drama
1981
105 Minutes
Cecil Duncan
Matt Dillon Cindy Fisher Christopher Connelly Hoyt Axton Margaret Blye Broderick Crawford Yvonne De Carlo Susan Tyrrell Tonja Walker Richard Moll Annie Belle
A farm boy and a banker's daughter fall in love in a small Texas town in 1949, bringing their opposing backgrounds to light.
Drama
1986
150 Minutes
Aaron Southworth
David Marshall Grant Dale Midkiff Molly Hagan Hoyt Axton David Wilson Bill Duke
Jock Ewing (Dale Midkiff), Jason Ewing and Digger Barnes (David Grant) begin the family feud of their "Dallas" TV series sons.
Comedy, Action
USA
1982
96 Minutes
Capt. Gibbs
H.B. Halicki Christopher Stone Susan Shaw Lang Jeffries Hoyt Axton Lynda Day George
Junkman and movie-maker Harlan Hollis struggles to stay alive when a jealous partner in his company hires goons to kill him. Full of amazing car chases, fantastic crashes, and edge-of-your-seat action.